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Non-Bison Artiodactyla

Non-Bison Artiodactyla. Elise Barnes. Artiodactyla. Even toed ungulates (hoofed animals) Most of their weight is on two toes, may or may not have two additional toes Includes cattle, pigs, peccary, deer, camels, etc. Two major suborders- Suiformes and Selenodontia. Suiformes.

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Non-Bison Artiodactyla

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  1. Non-Bison Artiodactyla Elise Barnes

  2. Artiodactyla • Even toed ungulates (hoofed animals) • Most of their weight is on two toes, may or may not have two additional toes • Includes cattle, pigs, peccary, deer, camels, etc. • Two major suborders- Suiformes and Selenodontia

  3. Suiformes • Include three living families Suidae (pigs), Hippopotamidae (hippos), and Tayassuidae (peccary) • Tayassuidae originated in N. America in the late Eocene • Common genera in N. America went extinct at the end of the Pleistocene

  4. Family Tayassuidae • Two genera found at Millennium Park- Mylohyus and Platygonus • Can distinguish the two by dental and cranial features • Platygonus is more common in late Pliocene through middle Pleistocene • Mylohyus is more common in late Pleistocene

  5. Selenodontia • Characterized by crescent shape on molars • Divided into 2 major infraorders- the Tylopoda and Ruminantia • Camels and llamas are the only living tylopod family • Ruminantia includes mouse deer, musk deer, true deer, antelope, giraffe, and cattle

  6. Family Camelidae • Camels found at Millennium- Palaeolama and Tribe Lamini • Lamines varied in size and are common from late Miocene to late Pleistocene • Palaeolama mirifica is only one in FL. It was stocky and can be distinguished by dentition. • Lamas went extinct in Florida about 11,000 yrs ago

  7. Family Cervidae • Includes deer and elk • Migrated to N. America during Pliocene and Pleistocene • Odocoileus virginianus (white-tailed deer) was found at Millennium Park

  8. Family Moschidae • Musk deer • Consisted of 5 genera in the early Miocene of North America • Found the genus Machaeromeryx at Millennium

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